Is it bad to leave contacts in for too long?

Question

I wear oasis contacts the ones with the hydrating ability, but I leave them in for weeks I won't lie. Once they start to get blurry and I think they are no good, then I take them out for day, wear my glasses give my eyes a break then the next day put the new ones in. My eyes don't get dry, or itchy, or irritated. But is this a bad thing I do? They are two week contacts, you are suppose to wear them for two weeks then throw them away they but they are known to last for a month. On the directions it does say to take them out every night but it does say you can wear them over night but that you should dispose of them a lot sooner than two weeks. So yeah... I just wanted to the opinion of some people that might be knowledgable on the subject.

Answer 1

yea i heard that they can cause ur eyes to get really dry or even get worse then they are in vision

Answer 2

Well if they're daily contacts i.e you are meant to take them out each night to sleep and then clean them and re-use them, or if they are ones you wear for 12 houra then throw away then yes it is very bad.  You are restricting the oxygen supply to your eye and you could give yourself more problems!

Answer 3

Contact over-wear leads to dry eye, serious infections, corneal ulcers, giant papillary conjunctivitis, corneal neovascularization, possible need for a corneal transplant, and not being able to wear contacts ever again because you've permanently damaged your eyes.

If they are meant to be thrown away after two weeks, throw them away after two weeks.

As you said, these lenses can be worn as dailies or be slept in.  Your doctor should approve of your sleeping in them, though.  So if he/she told you that you could sleep in them, then it's fine, but if the doctor said to take them out each night, then that's what you should do.  If you're not sure, just call up and ask.

Answer 4

Eh. How long have you been doing this? I'll do it sometimes with my regular Acuvues. I do wear them for a week straight then take them out overnight and put them back in. They should be thrown away after 2 weeks though.

Answer 5

NO! do not sleep in ur contacts!!! so many bad things can result from this. it is a good thing however that u have oasys since they are really hydrating. sleeping in ur contacts restricts ur eyes from oxygen and makes ur eyes all read. u can get an infection from this. u could also clog up the pores on ur eyes and get a sty-like bump. u could scar ur eye tissue by doing this and that could lead to either u not being able 2 wear contacts or blindness. once in a while sleeping in them is fine but leaving them more than 12 hours is really bad.

Answer 6

Yes, it can cause infections.